Past tense of 'hasten': to move quickly or cause something to happen faster.
From Old Norse 'hasta' (to hasten) with the regular English past tense suffix '-ed'. The root 'hast-' comes from the noun 'haste' which meant quick movement.
The word 'hasten' is more literary and formal than 'hurry'—you'll see it often in historical fiction and poems because it sounds more dramatic and intentional, like 'they hastened toward the castle.'
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